Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to GitHub File Icon

A browser extension which gives different icons on GitHub.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GitHub File Icon launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Github File Icons▲3

   Chrome extension for displaying file icons on Github

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Skill Icons▲89

   Showcase your skills on your GitHub or resumé with ease

   2022 · skillicons.dev · its alternatives →

3. 3
   github-plus▲156

   Chrome Extension to display file size, download & copy link

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   100k Open Source Icons by Iconshock▲485

   Every open source icon on the internet, tagged & optimized

   2021 · iconshock.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Icons8 Photos 2.0▲179

   GitHub for photos. Create stock photos together.

   2019 · icons8.com · its alternatives →

6. 6I1
   Iconduck – 100k open source icons, downloadable and searchable▲528

   2021 · iconduck.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Icon buddy▲526

   Discover thousands of free, high-quality icons from popular collections like Material Design, Feather, Heroicons, and more. Download SVG and PNG icons for your projects.

   2023 · iconbuddy.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   GitHub▲12

   Easily install & apply icons to your desktop using one tool

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Iconed▲306

   Create icons for apps and folders — fast and beautifully.

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    GitIcons▲66

    Mac App that adds folder icons to your repos

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    GitHub Repository Size▲165

    Browser extension to show file and repo size in GitHub

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    BlazorOcticons▲184

    The easiest way to use GitHub Octicons in your Blazor apps

    Dec 2025 · blazorocticons.net · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GitHub File Watcher – get notified when files change in a GitHub repo▲68

    2015 · github-file-watcher.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Refined GitHub▲324

    Browser extension that makes GitHub cleaner & more powerful

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Material Design Icons▲293

    750 Free open-source glyphs by Google

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CSS ICON, an icon set crafted by pure CSS▲250

    2016 · cssicon.space · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Iconhub▲163

    Custom and own beautiful icons in no time

    2020 · iconhub.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Icon Shelf▲186

    A free icon manager for web developers

    2021 · icon-shelf.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    github-icons▲3

    API to get icons for any github project or NPM package

    2023 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    GitHub Tree▲151

    Visualize repo structures in tree view.

    2025 · githubtree.mgks.dev · its alternatives →

21. 21
    GitHub Contributions▲173

    All your GitHub contributions in one image

    2018 · github-contributions.vercel.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Github Bookmark Extension▲74

    Keep track of your favourite snippets of code on Github

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Stamp▲74

    Automated release notes for GitHub

    2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pint for GitHub▲71

    The ability to theme GitHub in a simple Chrome Extension

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →